Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged youths in the country to align with government programmes and vision, as that would enable them maximise the various opportunities that are available.
Receiving the delegation of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) in audience at her office at at State House, Abuja on Monday, Mrs. Tinubu urged the association and the Church to preach the gospel of unity more.
She admonished: “We should promote our ‘Nigerianness’ rather than ethnicity or culture. Yes, we are not saying we should not recognise these but we should realise and promote our togetherness. We are first and foremost Nigerians. We need that place of unity.
“There is a need for you youths to have role models who will teach you what to do and how to do them, just as the bible talks about in Titus 2 and 1 Timothy that the older ones should teach the younger ones”.
She also encouraged the guests to share the message of investing in lives.
“Technology is very good but we must let the youth know that they should use it positively”, Tinubu said.
She shared some of the pprogrammes of her office through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) which include the Unity Fabric competition with a N25 million prize money, and the Every Home a Garden competition with a prize money of N20 million.
Tinubu also prayed for the guests and Nigerian youths in general.
Earlier, YOWICAN’s National Chairman, Enwere Belusochukwu applauded the various initiatives of the First Lady, especially through the RHI.
He also asked for her inputs on the proposed quarterly Breakfast Prayer Meeting of both Christian and Muslim yout, and the proposed National Christian Youth Resource Centre which will include a skill acquisition center among other facilities.
She was later presented with an Easter card and the uniform of the association by the Executives.
The First Lady was decorated as the Grand Patroness of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association in July 2023.
